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THE interest attaching to the valley of the Euphrates and Tigris is of the widest kind; and, excepting the land of Palestine, no other part of the globe can compare with it in the importance of its traditions, its history, and its monuments.
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former excavations, thy heart rejoice, thy liver, lord overwhelmed, powerful soldiers, north palace, rebellious brother, irregular soldiers, library chamber, cuneiform inscriptions, cuneiform characters, winged bull, mistress lady, new inscriptions
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Tiglath Pileser, British Museum, Ishtar of Arbela, Ishtar of Nineveh, Merodach Baladan, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Nebbi Yunas, Jebel Djudi, Kalah Shergat, Erech Suburi, Daily Telegraph, Tel Adas, Abdi Effendi, Abdul Kareem, Birs Nimrud, Hammum All, Jebel Abjad, Tel Gauran, Ain Bada, Altun Kupri, Asiatic Turkey, Colonel Herbert, Imperial Museum, Madame Franck, Sulumal of Milid
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